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attempts, especially the Lichens, which are the first I ever 
tried in this Tribe. The descriptions are full. There seems 
to me a sad deficiency of tangible generic characters in this 
family, except among the larger kinds. The green globules 
which form a stratum at the base of the Asci, in all those 
species which I have examined, are not noticed, so far as I can 
find, by any Botanist. I have also drawn the Sargassum of 
Deception Island and the D'Urvillea. ‘The Flora of the Falk- 
lands has claimed some of my attention, but I have bestowed 
most pains on an introductory paper on the Geographical 
Distribution of Antarctic plants, distributing their relations to 
those of the Arctic regions, and the analogies which exist 
between the Antarctic Polynesian and American Floras. 
“Circumstances have prevented my doing much. during 
this cruize among the marine animals. I lost all my gauze 
among the Pack ice, from the water being full of little 
pieces of ice; and where there has been open sea, the gales 
blowing and a heavy swell running prevented the possibility 
of using the tow-net. I hope to pursue my drawing diligently 
on the passage between the Cape of Good Hope and England, 
and to study all the plants of the Cape and Rio which I can 
pick up while we stay at those Ports. But I have forgotten 
almost all that I ever knew of Tropical Botany, or even 
garden flowers, not having seen so much as a Rose since 
quitting New Zealand, almost two years ago. 
** I often think of the Ward's Case which I sent home 
from the Falklands last November; and I hope the Beeches, 
especially, may have reached England alive. They were in 
such fine order when despatched! But, without seeing the 
deciduous Beech of Fuegia no one can form any idea of the 
exquisite beauty of its budding leaves. I trust these trees will 
thrive at Kew. Next to a good Arboretum at the Royal 
Gardens, I should like there to be a Fern-House. The 
noble Zree-ferns, huge Acrosticha and Steganie, with the 
Hymenophylia creeping on the ground, would be a splendid 
novelty. "And Ferns are very easy of transportation. The 
more I saw of the Filices, the more I was convinced that 
